In 2010, designs for a tasting room and adjoining manufacturing facility began to take shape. In the same year the first grape varietals were planted, the footings and block foundation were laid and the ground set for a custom built tasting room and manufacturing facility. In 2012, the framework for this building was raised and by the end of the year, it was dried in and the inside work began.

Each family member brought something special to the completion of the tasting room. Jamie used her artistic talent to create a beautifully tiled mosaic floor. Mike used his expertise to do the necessary electrical, insulating and drywall work, as well as the tongue and groove pine. Charlie’s handiwork includes the tasting room bar and tables that he made from planks of natural white pine and inlaid with color maps of the area. He is also responsible for the stonework encompassing the tasting room’s patio. Both Mike and his son Charlie assisted in building the 25 ft. rustic wood spiral staircase that leads to a 16 window cupola. This spiral staircase features a supporting cedar post and sumac spindles from the Sheneman’s property, and a custom made maple handrail. Visitors to the tasting room take great pleasure in climbing this custom built staircase to the cupola above and seeing the panoramic view it provides.

Many memories have been made during this endeavor. Mike recalls his wife Jamie enjoying the process of tiling and being excited to complete the project. To make this possible, even during the cold winter, Mike built a portable Styrofoam room that could be moved and secured in the area of the floor she was tiling. This allowed Jamie to run a heater and keep warm while she worked. Charlie remembers going to the rock piles on Grandpa Charles’ property and hand-picking rocks he would use for the stonework outside the tasting room.